The DeKalb Barbs will be playing at home against the Naperville North Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DeKalb has four straight victories, Naperville North has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, DeKalb gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Naperville North as DeKalb made off with an 11-4 victory.
Brodie Farrell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Farrell was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Hunter Kriese looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Paul Kakoliris was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
DeKalb is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Naperville North, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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